Diurnal volume changes of the lower legs in healthy males with a profession that requires standing

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-23

  Krijnen, R M A ^a   De Boer, E M ^a,b   Ader H J ^a   Bruynzeel, D P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leg oedema; Leg volume; Leg volume measurements; Optical leg volume meter; Standing profession

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWER LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; STANDING;

EID: 0031929196     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1998.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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